Julette, from the Ballet Queens series (N182) issued by Wm. S. Kimball & Co.
Medium
Commercial color lithograph
Dimensions
Sheet: 2 3/4 × 1 1/2 in. (7 × 3.8 cm)
Classification
Prints|Ephemera
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The Jefferson R. Burdick Collection, Gift of Jefferson R. Burdick
Accession Number
63.350.216.182.1
Tags
Art Historical Context
Step into the dazzling world of 19th-century advertising with *Julette, from the Queens series (N182, a vibrant commercial color lithograph produced by Wm. S. Kimball & Co. 1889. This card, measuring just 2¾ × 1½ inches, captures the grace of a ballerina poised in elegant attire, embodying the era's fascination with dance and femininity. Issued as inserts in cigarette packages, these ephemera were collectible treasures, part of the N182 series cataloged by collector Jefferson R. Burdick, whose generous gift brought it to The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Drawings and Prints department. Chromol...
About the Artist
William S. Kimball & Company
**William S. Kimball & Company**, a pioneering American tobacco manufacturer, was established in 1846 in Rochester, New York, by William S. Kimball and James C. Hart. The firm quickly grew into one of the city's largest employers, particularly of women, producing popular brands like Peerless chewing tobacco, Rigatta and Fireside smoking tobacco, and Vanity Fair cigarettes. Under Kimball's leadersh...